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(No Model.)

H. W. PARKER.

ROD AND BOLT CLIPPER.

No. 328,249. Patented Oct. 13, 1885.

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Unrrnn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY WILSON PARKER, OF OMAHA, NEBRASKA, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND LUTHERB. WOOD, OF SAME PLACE.

ROD AND BOLT CLIPPER.

ESPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 328,249, dated October13,1885.

Application filed June 13, 1895. Serial No. 168,626. (No model To allw/wm it may concern..-

Be it known that I, HARRY WV. PARKER, of Omaha, in the county of Douglasand State of Nebraska, have invented a new and Im- 5 proved Bolt andRivet Clipper, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved clipperforclipping rivets,

[ bolts, wires, rods, 850., which clipper is simple in construction,strong and durable, and which operates easily and effectively.

The invention consists in the construction and arrangement of parts, aswill be herein- 1 after fully described and claimed.

Reference is 'to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figurelisalongitudinal sectional elevation of my improved bolt and rivetclipper. Fig. 2 is a top view of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail top viewof the sliding blade.

The body or stock A is provided at one end 2 with a recess, B, and acurved hook-prong, O,

that forms the fixed cutter, and directly above its bottom with acavity, D, extending from the recess B to the rear end. The rear end ofthe stock or body is forked; and in the slot E be- 0 tween the prongs ofsaid fork a lever, F, is

pivoted, which has an eccentric head, G, provided in its bottom with anotch, H, for re ceiving a projection, I, of a steel blade, J, mountedto slide in the cavity D, and having 3 5 its front edge beveled andsharpened, thesaid sharpened edge being opposite the sharp edge of thehook-prong O. A handle-lever, K, is secured to the rear end of the stockor body A, and in the same a screw, L, is held,which 0 projects from thebottom edge up through the said handle K. An aperture, M, extends fromthe recess B up to the top of the stock or body.

To cut a rivet, bolt, wire, rod, &c., the le- 4 5 ver F is swung fromthe lever K, whereby the end of the blade J is withdrawn from the end ofthe hook jaw O. The rivet, bolt, wire, &c., is passed through theaperture M, down between the edges of the blade J and the hook'jaw O,and then the lever F is pressed down toward the lever K, whereby theblade J is moved toward the hookjaw C, and through the bolt, rivet,810., which is thus clipped. The screw L can be adjusted to prevent theleversF and K from being swung 5 5 too far together, and thus preventthe end of the blade J from being forced against the edge of thehook-jaw and injuring the hook-jaw and blade. 1

As a very great leverage is obtained, heavy 6o bolts, rivets, &c., canbe clipped with comparatively little power.

In assembling the parts I slide the blade J into the cavity D,throughthe rear end threof, and pivot the lever F at its eccentric head withinthe slot E, so that the lever will be eccentrically pivoted. By thisconstruction if the lever F is thrown open to its full extent the bladeJ will be moved back toward the rear end of the cavity D, when the notchH and projection I will be disengaged, allowing the blade to be readilyremoved for sharpening or the insertion of a new blade. \Vhen theset-screw L is employed, it will of course be necessary to withdraw itbefore the blade 7 can be removed.

Having thus fully described my invention, Iclaim as new and desire tosecure byLetters Patent- 1. The stock A, provided with a fixed lever, K,Vertical end aperture, M, an inwardbent hook forming a fixedcutting-edge, a longitudinal cavity, D, in alignment with the saidcutting-edge and open at both ends, and a vertical slot, E, at the rearend communieating with the rear end of the cavity D, in combination withthe blade J, passed into the cavity D, through its rear open end, andhaving a projection, I, and the lever F, having an eccentric head, G,pivoted within the slot- 0 ted end of the stock, and having a notch, H,to receive the projection I for operating said blade, the said blade andpivoted lever being readily disconnected by simply throwing the leverforward, as set forth.

2. The bolt and rivet cutter herein shown and described, the sameconsisting of the stock A, formed with a hook, Qan aperture, M. andeccentrieally-pivoted lever F G, having a notch, H, a fixed lever, K, alongitudinal cavity, D, open at both ends, the sliding blade J, passedinto the aperture, through its rear open end, and provided with aprojection, I, engaging the notch H, and a set-screw, L, passing throughthe lever K, beneath the pivoted lever, substantially as set forth.

HARRY WILSON PARKER. Witnesses:

BYRON REED, E. B. SQUTHARD.

